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HR 5169 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research

To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2018 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants for sensor and imager technology. The bill authorizes USDA to provide the grants under: (1) the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, and (2) the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

What's happening now March 28, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5169: To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5169/
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"H.R. 5169: To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5169/.
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H.R. 5169, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5169/.
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[H.R. 5169: To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5169/)
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